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CVE-2019-0841 — Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2019-0841

CVE-2019-0841: Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Microsoft
Product Windows
Date added 2022-03-15
Due date 2022-04-05
Ransomware campaign use Known

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows AppXSVC improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0841

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0841
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog